Unlock Financial Success: GeekWire and BECU’s ‘Money Hacks’ Series Delivers Expert Tips for Better Money Management

Money Hacks is a timely education series from GeekWire and BECU designed to empower you to make better decisions that inform your financial health. Each tip-packed episode provides digestible techniques to manage your money. Seasoned financial pros as well as those looking to help family and friends –or pick up additional tips and tricks themselves—will learn great advice from BECU’s lead financial educator.

GeekWire’s Brian M. Westbrook interviews the member-owned, not-for-profit credit’s Stacey Black, lead financial educator for BECU, covering diverse and relevant topics such as:

• Can you trust financial advice on social media?
  Should you make investment decisions based on a “hot tip” in the comments section? Do your friends online know what’s best for your financial circumstances? Are viral money tips solid advice for everyone? In this episode, we’ll help you navigate pitfalls and share tips on how to sort the solid advice from the social noise.
• Why it’s important to talk to students about money?
  Whether it’s off to college, or how to share practical wisdom to the next generation, this episode is a must view for those passing along practical management techniques to students. Learn how early is too early to start conversations, along creative tools for approaching what can be a taboo topic with teens.
• Tips to manage your money during uncertain times
  Refreshing the day’s headlines can frequently lead to disheartening doom when it comes to your finances. BECU Lead Financial Educator Stacey Black shares tips and tricks for how to navigate rocky waters—and what to do when you need a lifeline in uncertain times.
• How to break the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle
  You know the drill: It’s the end of the month and you’ve run out of money. How do you bust free of the anxiety that comes with living paycheck-to-paycheck. It’s not always easy, but in this episode we’ll share practical advice for working your way out of the cycle and some things you can do to help those around you understand your priorities.

Stacey Black is the lead financial educator at BECU and has been with the credit union for nearly 30 years. She teaches financial education to adults, teens, children, college students, and teachers on topics like saving, debt reduction, building credit, and borrowing.

As a member-owned, not-for-profit credit union, BECU offers additional resources to help with your financial health. For more tools to track and manage your money and make smart consumer decisions, visit their help resources, and be sure to check back for future episodes of Money Hacks from BECU and GeekWire soon.

As featured on the GeekWire Podcast, Money Hacks is a financial education series from GeekWire and BECU, the member-owned, not-for-profit credit union. The GeekWire podcast is brought to you by BECU, committed to your financial well-being. See Brian Westbrook interview BECU’s financial lead educator Stacey Black for today’s Money Hacks.